Women's Volleyball

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
advanced to the ODAC Championship match with a 16-14, 20-18, 13-15,
15-7 semifinal win over Roanoke before dropping a heartbreaking
15-11, 15-13, 12-15, 7-15, 18-20 match to Bridgewater in the
finals.

W&L led the Eagles 14-11 in the final game of the
championship match before a BC comeback.

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team,
three-time defending ODAC champion, began its defense of last
seasonÕs title with a 15-4, 15-9, 15-9 win over Guilford in
the opening round of the ODAC Tournament.

Washington and Lee will face the winner of the Roanoke-Lynchburg
match in the semifinals on Saturday morning at 10:30 am. The
championship match is slated to begin at 3:00 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO IN AVERETT TOURNAMENT
(10/28)

DANVILLE, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team posted a
win over Roanoke, 15-8, 12-15, 14-16, 15-2, 15-6, but dropped
matches to Savannah A&D (6-15, 5-15, 11-15) and Maryville
(12-15, 7-15, 12-15) in the second day of the Averett College
Invitational on Saturday.

The Generals will continue action in the Averett Tournament
tomorrow as they take on Roanoke, Savannah A&D and
Maryville.

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ROANOKE DOWNS WASHINGTON AND LEE IN VOLLEYBALL, 3-0
(10/25)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Roanoke defeated Washington and Lee, 15-4,
15-7, 15-6, in front of an estimated crowd of 1,850 in women's
volleyball action on Wednesday evening at the Warner Center.

The game was W&L's first since losing freshman outside
hitter Kristin Shelton (Austin, Texas/McCallum) in a fatal vehicle
accident on Sunday morning and marked Roanoke's first win over
W&L since 1991 and the first time Washington and Lee has lost
to an ODAC opponent at home since the 1994 season.

Junior middle blocker Lindsay Ruckert (Metairie, La./Sacred
Heart) was named the tournament MVP, while senior outside hitter
Tori Hays (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe) was also named to the
all-tournament team.

HARRISONBURG, Va.. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
outlasted Eastern Mennonite for a 3-2 win on Tuesday evening in
Harrisonburg. The Generals prevailed 15-12, 15-12, 11-15, 17-19,
15-13 to up their record to 11-5 overall, 6-1 in the ODAC. Eastern
Mennonite fell to 8-8 overall, 4-3 in the ODAC.

Washington and Lee will be in action again on Saturday as it
travels to Randolph-Macon WomanÕs College. The match is
slated to begin at 1:00 pm.

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W&L VOLLEYBALL SPLITS IN DAY TWO AT EMORY
INVITATIONAL (9/30)

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team split in
the second day of the Emory Invitational on Saturday, dropping an
8-15, 3-15, 16-14, 8-15 match to Averett College, before downing
Millsaps, 15-11, 10-15, 8-15, 15-10, 15-13, in the nightcap.

Junior middle blocker Leslie Fischbeck (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland
Hills) was tops on the team in kills (7) and was set up by senior
Katherine Kline (Potomac, Md./Holton-Arms), who amassed 11
assists.

Guilford dropped to 3-10, 1-3 in the ODAC.

Washington and Lee will be in action again on Friday and
Saturday as it participates in the Emory University Invitational.
The Generals will face Greensboro (2:00 pm) and 3rd-ranked Emory
(7:00 pm) on Friday, then Averett (11:30 am) and Millsaps (4:30 pm)
on Saturday.

The Generals will be in action again on Tuesday when they travel
to Emory, Va., to take on the Emory & Henry Wasps.

--GENERALS--

W&L VOLLEYBALL SPLITS IN DAY TWO OF W&L
INVITATIONAL (9/9)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team split a
pair of matches on Saturday afternoon in the W&L Volleyball
Invitational. The Generals were defeated by Johns Hopkins, 15-3,
15-7, 15-10, in the semifinals and then defeated Shenandoah, 15-5,
15-8, 15-0. Catholic University won the tournament with a 4-0
record.

W&L VOLLEYBALL WINS ITS FIRST TWO MATCHES IN THE
W&L INVITATIONAL (9/8)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team began
its 2000 season with a pair of victories in the opening round of
the W&L Invitational on Friday evening at the Warner Center.
W&L defeated Shenandoah University, 15-11, 15-4, 15-9, in the
eveningÕs early match, then downed St. MaryÕs College
of Maryland, 15-1, 15-6, 15-4, in the nightcap.